ASME See American Society of Mechanical

ASME. See American Society of Mechanical Engineers ASTM. See American Society for Testing and Materials ... 

The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) United Engineering Center 345 East 47th Street New York, NY 10017 The ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code, under the cognisance of the ASME PoHcy Board, Codes, and Standards, considers the interdependence of design procedures, material selection, fabrication procedures, inspection, and test methods that affect the safety of boilers, pressure vessels, and nuclear-plant components, whose failures could endanger the operators or the pubHc (see Nuclearreactors). It does not cover other aspects of these topics that affect operation, maintenance, or nonha2ardous deterioration. 

Pressure Vessels and Piping. Some of the most critical components of a chemical plant involve pressure vessels. A thorough knowledge of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Pressure Vessel Code (75) is essential for design and maintenance of chemical plants. Some states have their own codes, which usually conform closely to the ASME version (see High pressure technology Tanks and pressure vessels). 

Code Administration The American Society of Mechanical Engineers has written the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code, which contains rirles for the design, fabrication, and inspection of boilers and pressure vessels. The ASME Code is an American National Standard. Most states in the United States and all Canadian provinces have passed legislation which makes the ASME Code or certain parts of it their legal requirement. Orrly a few jurisdictions have adopted the code for all vessels. The others apply it to certain types of vessels or to boilers. States employ inspectors (usually under a chief boiler inspector) to enforce code provisions. The authorities also depend a great deal on insurance company inspectors to see that boilers and pressure vessels are maintained in a safe condition. 

American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 73 266 75 767. See also ASME entries... 

See, for example, the codes of ethics of the National Society of Professional Engineers (NSPE), the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), and the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE). Other engineering society codes espouse essentially the same idea in different words. 

American Society of Mechanical Engineers International http //www.asme.org/ (accessed November 7, 2010). For more details about this society, see Chapter 16 in this book. 

See also the Bibliography on the History of Mechanical Engineering and Technology, compiled by staff of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers http //www.asme.org/Conununities/ History/Resources/Bibliography History.cfm (accessed October 10,2010). 

Source Data from ASM Metals Reference Book, Second Edition, American Society for Metals, Metals Park, Ohio 44073, p.426, (1984). See also Mechanical Properties of Tool Steels... 

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